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Galena Park North Shore's Jermaine Authorlee cheers on Larry McDuffey after their hand off in the boys 4x200 meter relay during the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2012. North Shore won first with a time of 1.24.26. less

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Galena Park North Shore's Jermaine Authorlee cheers on Larry McDuffey after their hand off in the boys 4x200 meter relay during the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike ... more

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Courtney Kriegshauser of Southlake Carrol placed first with Madi McLellan from Conroe The Woodlands in second and Katie Jensen of Conroe Woodlands College Park following behind in third during the girls 1600 meter run at the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2012. less

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Courtney Kriegshauser of Southlake Carrol placed first with Madi McLellan from Conroe The Woodlands in second and Katie Jensen of Conroe Woodlands College Park ... more

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Conroe The Woodlands' Katie Willard finished first with a time of 2.10.31 during the girls 800 meter run at the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2012. less

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Conroe The Woodlands' Katie Willard finished first with a time of 2.10.31 during the girls 800 meter run at the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & ... more

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Conroe The Woodlands' Katie Willard finished first with a time of 2.10.31 during the girls 800 meter run at the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2012. less

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Conroe The Woodlands' Katie Willard finished first with a time of 2.10.31 during the girls 800 meter run at the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & ... more

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Houston Cypress Woods' Craig Nowak crosses the finish line in first during the boys 1600 meter run at the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2012. less

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Houston Cypress Woods' Craig Nowak crosses the finish line in first during the boys 1600 meter run at the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer ... more

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Carlton Anumnu (center) of Stafford crosses the finish line at second place with a time of 10.75 behind Je'Mikal Morrow (left) of Kaufman with a time of 10.70 during the UIL 3A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2012. Royce Caldwell of Columbus finished in fourth place. less

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Carlton Anumnu (center) of Stafford crosses the finish line at second place with a time of 10.75 behind Je'Mikal Morrow (left) of Kaufman with a time of 10.70 ... more

Floyd Bess of West Columbia Columbia takes a jump during the long jump event at the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2012.

Floyd Bess of West Columbia Columbia takes a jump during the long jump event at the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2012.

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Shawn Barber of Kingwood Park tries to break the record for the boys pole vault during the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2012. Barber was not able to clear the bar. less

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Shawn Barber of Kingwood Park tries to break the record for the boys pole vault during the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in ... more

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Meschelle Gills of Manvel places first in the 800 meter run during the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2012. less

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Meschelle Gills of Manvel places first in the 800 meter run during the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, ... more

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Shawn Barber of Kingwood Park reacts as he prepares for his final jump as he tries to break the record for the boys pole vault during the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2012. less

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Shawn Barber of Kingwood Park reacts as he prepares for his final jump as he tries to break the record for the boys pole vault during the UIL 4A state track meet at ... more

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Ryan Teel of Friendswood competes in the boy's 1600 meter run at the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2012. Teel placed first in the event. less

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Ryan Teel of Friendswood competes in the boy's 1600 meter run at the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, ... more

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Ryan Teel of Friendswood reacts after his win during the boy's 1600 meter run during the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2012. less

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Ryan Teel of Friendswood reacts after his win during the boy's 1600 meter run during the UIL 4A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, ... more

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Galena Park North Shore's Jermaine Authorlee prepares to hand off to Larry McDuffey in the boys 4x200 meter relay during the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12, 2012. North Shore won first with a time of 1.24.26. less

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Galena Park North Shore's Jermaine Authorlee prepares to hand off to Larry McDuffey in the boys 4x200 meter relay during the UIL 5A state track meet at Mike A. ... more